About to put day 34 Muscovy egg in lockdown and there is ANOTHER bruise! I just lost a duckling this morning and now this AGAIN! 💔

[AmyA248]

You've done well
How long ago did you make the safety hole?

As soon as I noticed the bruise, the day I went to put it in lockdown. 3 days ago.

 

[Isadora]

Have you been incubating every single egg she laid?

 

[BelovedBirds]

As soon as I noticed the bruise, the day I went to put it in lockdown. 3 days ago.

Okay, if it was three days ago that you made the safety hole, I think we need to slowly begin the full assist.
@New duck mommy 2021 its time to open the hole to the size of about a dime, right?

 

[AmyA248]

This baby will take 48-72 hours after the safety hole
So dont rush this process
Yoy shouldn’t see anything for a few days
As long as air can get in the baby will now breath and absorb

Thank you,
So it’s been 3 days since the Saturday hole, which is 72 hours.
Do you think he’ll be able to hatch on his own or is he going to need assistance like the other 3?
I have no way of knowing when he stops chewing unless I make the hole bigger.
When they internally pip you can see when they stop chewing..

I’m such a wreck because my last one didn’t have to die. I allowed it to happen. If I allowed him to hatch I could have used syptic power and stopped the bleeding from the scratch.
I let him starve to death by not helping!!
I’ll never get over that.

 

[AmyA248]

Have you been incubating every single egg she laid?

Yes,
She never went broody, no matter how hard we tried she just scattered her eggs and laid them everywhere!
We would put them in her brooder box and she’d kick them out!
She’s only 9 months and this was her first time laying.
She started on January 23rd and just stopped a week ago! Ugh!

 

[AmyA248]

Okay, if it was three days ago that you made the safety hole, I think we need to slowly begin the full assist.
@New duck mommy 2021 its time to open the hole to the size of about a dime, right?

I’m so scared! What if the yolk sac isn’t completely absorbed???
My heart is pounding!
Please let me know when to make the hole bigger.
I’m going to follow directions to the tee.

 

[Isadora]

Yes,
She never went broody, no matter how hard we tried she just scattered her eggs and laid them everywhere!
We would put them in her brooder box and she’d kick them out!
She’s only 9 months and this was her first time laying.
She started on January 23rd and just stopped a week ago! Ugh!

OK. I wasn't sure if you were aware of but there's no reason to incubate every single egg, especially if it's the 1st time laying. Usually young duck or chicken eggs don't do as well as a seasoned layer.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Yes,
She never went broody, no matter how hard we tried she just scattered her eggs and laid them everywhere!
We would put them in her brooder box and she’d kick them out!
She’s only 9 months and this was her first time laying.
She started on January 23rd and just stopped a week ago! Ugh!

You do realize that eggs can be saved in a clutch. They don't have to be incubated immediately. She's also less than a year old, I'm not surprised she didn't bother brooding,

 

[New duck mommy 2021]

Okay, if it was three days ago that you made the safety hole, I think we need to slowly begin the full assist.
@New duck mommy 2021 its time to open the hole to the size of about a dime, right?

No she made this original post wed at 1:30 pm
That not even 48 hours ago
Amy please just leave the baby be to absorb
Yoy are trying to rush things
I just had 2 assists myself and I made a small hole and My babies did not make the hole bigger
Mine sat left to absorb
One was 56 hours after safety hole
Other was 60 hours.
They were ready
No bleeding. No yolk and no cords
The smaller the hole the less bugging you do. They don’t dry up
I was able to candle the front of my egg and see the veins were gone before I helped them out

 

[BelovedBirds]

No she made this original post wed at 1:30 pm
That not even 48 hours ago
Amy please just leave the baby be to absorb
Yoy are trying to rush things
I just had 2 assists myself and I made a small hole and My babies did not make the hole bigger
Mine sat left to absorb
One was 56 hours after safety hole
Other was 60 hours.
They were ready
No bleeding. No yolk and no cords
The smaller the hole the less bugging you do. They don’t dry up
I was able to candle the front of my egg and see the veins were gone before I helped them out

Oh okay, the "3 days" threw me off. You're right, safety hole was only a couple days ago